Chapter 5 (7) (II)

He went back to the street.

The dark sky was still gloomy with a light rain. Scattered snowflakes are mixed with the thin rain, dancing silently in the cold north wind. There were not many people to be seen on the street, and even if there were people walking by, they were in a hurry. The businessman in the shop sat listlessly at the door, frustratedly waiting for a possible sale to come to the door. Occasionally, a taxi or two would drive quietly through this secluded street, making two clear marks on the waterlogged pavement; But in the beating of raindrops, the car marks will soon fade without a trace. A long whistle sounded from the construction site where the tall tower crane stood in the distance, and then the crane's long iron arm moved slowly in midair. There was also a heavy crash of steel from the direction of the construction site, which was particularly harsh in the silence of the rain......

Gao Jinsong carried a shriveled travel bag and walked quietly in the light rain.

His situation is even more embarrassing, almost to the point of desperation. He has put aside his long-term plans to work on the coast, earn money and survive famine, and now he faces the most pressing problem of how to find a job before the money runs out. He had only forty-three dollars and eight cents in his pocket, four bills of varying denominations and six coins of various sizes, all his possessions, and he had to find a job before the money was spent!

The rain had soaked both of his shoulders, but he was aware of it, and he didn't think about stopping to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

You can do anything, even if it's serving dishes and washing dishes in a restaurant! He has no picky capital now, so he can only think of supporting himself first, otherwise he can only go back to Shanghe in disgrace. Back in Shanghe, this joke-like idea was immediately and firmly rejected as soon as it appeared in his mind, and he was now going back empty-handed, and he could be laughed at by his brother-in-law Chen Gang! He can't afford to lose anyone! Besides, he doesn't even have enough money to go back now! Of course, money is not the whole problem, as long as he wants, he can borrow money from his acquaintances in the provincial capital, and he has many acquaintances in the provincial capital, and if he asks for their door, they will not be able to refuse him, and they can even find him a decent job, so that he will not have to struggle in the rain as he is now. But he didn't want to do that! He didn't want his acquaintances to see his current situation, and he didn't want them to show sympathy and sadness in front of him. He always felt that if he still accepted their help, then he would not even have the last bit of dignity as a human being, and the only thing he had left now was a little shallow self-esteem! If he goes to Yang to ask others to help now, then he won't even be able to maintain this little bit of self-esteem! It may be ridiculous in the eyes of others, but in his heart it is incomparably precious self-esteem! The only thing he can do now is hope to get back on his feet with his own hands......

As he walked, he quietly patrolled the various shops on both sides of the street to see if any of them were short of people. He knew that some shops that lacked manpower would put job postings on their windows or doors...... When he watched the doors and windows of the shop, he acted as if he were a thief, for fear that others would notice his actions.

He finally saw a sign written on red paper next to the door of a store, recruiting ......

Indescribable joy filled his chest in an instant. He walked a few steps, and only then did he see clearly, and the red paper read, "Our store is recruiting a waitress......

"Eat or eat noodles?" The owner of the small restaurant was sitting at the door of the store to solicit customers, and when he saw Gao Jinsong coming over excitedly, he thought that business had come to the door. "There are ramen noodles, rolling noodles, knife cut noodles; There is also a ...... for stir-fried hot rice," he had already beckoned the worker to quickly clean up the dishes, chopsticks, tables and chairs.

Gao Jinsong shook his head in a daze.

The boss looked him up and down with suspicious eyes. How happy are you when you don't eat? Following Gao Jinsong's gaze, he also noticed the recruitment revelation at his door, and a good-natured sneering smile appeared on the boss's face.

Gao Jinsong fled as fast as he could.

The restaurant had long been out of his sight, and he was now walking down a strange street, but he always felt that the smile of the restaurant owner kept shaking in his mind, and the wide open mouth and sneering eyes made him embarrassed. The sad face of the eldest sister also came to his mind. Her eyes were filled with tears and she looked at herself with pain and concern......

Tears flowed down his cheeks, along with the rain that had fallen from his forehead sideburns.

Everything in front of me becomes distorted and blurred, pedestrians, streets, vehicles, buildings......

"Motherfucker! What the hell! ”

The screeching sound of brakes and the stinking scolding of the driver brought him back to reality. Only then did he realize that he had stopped at the entrance of the underground parking lot of an office building, and a van that had just driven out of the underground lane of the parking lot almost hit him, but fortunately, the driver's steering wheel was too fast to give way, but a garbage can on the side of the road was skewed. The driver, who was now pale, opened the door angrily and got out of the car, scolding indiscriminately.

The two dutiful security guards on duty at the gate of the parking lot had already taken aim at him, and he had to stop on the side of the road with a wry smile and wait for someone else to come and theorize. Alas, he sighed silently in his heart, why was he so unlucky? Fortunately, he had already seen that it was just a small accident, except for a garbage can that was knocked over on the side of the street, and the garbage was spilled on the ground, and the van was hung with a few layers of patent leather, and the driver and the female passengers in the car did not look like hanging colors.

But he also knew that although the accident was small, if others were to investigate it with peace of mind, he would have to lose money, and he would have to pay for the repair of hundreds of yuan......

But where did he go to find the money to pay for it?

Before the driver walked in front of him, he had already put on a smiling face. He was prepared to greet the coming storm with the utmost humility.

But the expected storm did not come. The fat driver who walked in front of Gao Jinsong looked him up and down for a long time, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly said in surprise: "...... Hey! How are you?! ”

Gao Jinsong saw that the driver master turned out to be his former landlord Yu Fatzi!

But the person in front of him who is wearing a suit and glasses is really Yu Fat? In Gao Jinsong's impression, when Yu Fatzi was still his landlord the year before last, he always shook a yellow pu fan in his hand, because he was afraid that the pu fan would be bumped and torn, and he always had to use a thread to sew a turn on the edge of the fan; In his trouser pocket, he carried a large handkerchief that was so dirty that he couldn't see his original color, and he took it out from time to time, wiped the sweat from the top of his head to his face to his thick neck, and finally twisted it vigorously, and then stuffed it into his trouser pocket. The most memorable thing is that I went to Yu Fatzi's house to pay the rent, and I happened to meet Yu Fatzi's two quarrels, Yu Fatzi stood on the ground with his head hooked, and his daughter-in-law tore open her throat and jumped up and scolded.

"Sure enough, it's you!" Yu Fatzi grinned and said, "I looked like you in the car, but I didn't dare to recognize it." When did you come back? ”

"Fourth brother," Gao Jinsong greeted with a smile. He glanced at the woman who was frowning and smacking her lips when she got out of the car, and asked, "Why are you here?" "That woman, whether it is her size or appearance, is not the shrewd and pungent image of the fourth sister-in-law in his memory, and she is obviously not the wife of Yu Fatzi.

"Come here and do something......" Yu Fatzi pointed to the parking lot behind Gao Jinsong.

There was no sign at the entrance and exit of the parking lot, Gao Jinsong couldn't see it at all, so he had to smile and nod.

"When did you come back?"

“…… Two days ago. ”

Yu Fatzi took out a cigarette, handed one to Gao Jinsong, and handed one to one of the two security guards who had been guarding Gao Jinsong beside him. The security guard had already seen that the two of them were acquaintances, so he took his cigarette and walked back to the gate; After a while, one of the security guards walked out of the parking lot wearing sleeves and carrying a broom and dustpan. He, Gao Jinsong and Yu Fat, the three of them worked together, and quickly straightened the dumped garbage cans and cleaned up the garbage on the ground.

Gao Jinsong returned the dustpan to the security guard, glanced at the van, rubbed his hands and asked Yu Fatzi: "Your car?" ”

"Where's my car. How can I afford a car? It's the unit's car, and I drove it out to run errands. ”

Gao Jinsong said embarrassedly, "Look, I was distracted for a while and let you crash the car......"

Yu Fatzi waved his hand and said heroically, "Big fart!" Not worth mentioning! Besides, the collision is not bad, so hang some patent leather and get out of the way. Only then did he notice that Gao Jinsong was carrying a travel bag on his shoulder, so he asked, "Are you going to do something?" Where to go? I'll drive you there. ”

"I don't have anything to do, I just don't bother you if I just walk around." Gao Jinsong declined the enthusiastic Yu Fatman. His business is not something that can be solved by hitchhiking......

Yu Fatzi's companion has been watching them talk coldly, Yu Fatzi said that when she drove Gao Jinsong to run errands, she was already unhappily drooping her eyes, and when she heard Gao Jinsong politely refuse Yu Fatzi's kindness, she immediately coughed softly One by one, she was already a little impatient.

"That's right...... Then I won't delay you. "Yu Fatzi didn't have much to say. He took out a business card from his coat pocket and handed it to Gao Jinsong, saying, "Leave a business card for you, I have time to get in touch...... You wait! He suddenly remembered something, ran to the car, reached out and tossed on the bridge a few times, pinched a pen and ran back. This business card was printed before last year's National Day, and the phone number on it is not right...... "As he said, he was about to return his business card and wanted to correct a few wrong phone calls. But the pen made several strokes on the paper, leaving only shallow traces, but there was no ink. He waved the pen vigorously a few times, but still the ink could not come out, so he had to laugh and say, "Damn, it pretends to be a strange phenomenon for Lao Tzu when it comes to use!" Do you have a pen? ”

Gao Jinsong took out a pen and handed it to him. He had noticed what was on the business card," ...... Dacheng Property Management Company, Business Department, Yu Fumin, Deputy Manager ......". The three small words "deputy manager" couldn't help but make his eyes light up. In an instant, his heart pounded uncontrollably, and. He couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Yu Fatzi handed him the business card that had corrected the mistake and said, "I really don't need to give you a ride?" ”

"No, you don't." Gao Jinsong said in a hoarse voice. It took a lot of effort for him to barely get a smile on his face. Now, his heart was pounding, and he felt his mouth dry, like a fire burning in his throat......

The woman had already taken the first step to sit in the co-pilot's seat, and Yu Fatzi also held his hand in a friendly manner, and said polite words to contact him another day: "...... Call me for something. ”

There's something going on right in front of you! But Gao Jinsong didn't know how to open this mouth in a hurry, seeing that Yu Fatzi had already bypassed the front of the car and opened the door, he couldn't bother thinking about how to talk anymore, and hurriedly caught up.

Yu Fatzi was already half-sitting in the driver's seat, and when he saw him coming, he got off the station and waited for him on the side of the road.

"Fourth brother, where are you...... It's your company...... Is there still a shortage of people? ”

Yu Fatzi looked at him suspiciously, shook his head, and asked, "Do you have friends who want to find something to do?" ”

"Not my friend." Gao Jinsong swallowed and foamed, and said with difficulty, "It's me who wants to find something to do......

"What?! You're looking for something to do?! Yu Fatzi opened his mouth and widened his eyes ridiculously. He couldn't believe what he was hearing! Didn't this guy make a fortune in Wuhan? Why did you lose your job in a blink of an eye? He still remembers the scenery of Gao Jinsong's return to the provincial capital at the beginning of last summer, inviting himself to eat and drink in a restaurant, calling himself brothers and sisters with a group of young people who drive cars, and noisily buying newly developed real estate with cash for several sets of land...... How can you fall into such a situation in less than a year? He couldn't help but look Gao Jinsong up and down a few times again, Gao Jinsong's appearance hadn't changed much, but he was thinner than the previous times, but those eyes didn't have the look of a year ago, and they were as deep and dark as a fire that had been extinguished......

It seems that Gao Jinsong is really looking for something to do!

Thinking about this clearly, Yu Fatzi was a little hesitant. He enthusiastically talked to Gao Jinsong just now, just because Gao Jinsong is developed, maybe it will come in handy when he can; But contrary to his wishes, Gao Jinsong's situation now is even worse than when he was his landlord the year before. He didn't really want to help. As for the excuse of shirk, he didn't have to think about it, he could send Gao Jinsong away by pulling one out of the way......

"Let's not talk about it yet. Have you eaten? If you don't eat, just go to the front with us to eat......" When he said this, Yu Fatzi himself was a little surprised, he originally wanted to refuse Gao Jinsong, how did he invite Gao Jinsong to have lunch together? "You're going to talk about it at the dinner table."

How could Gao Jinsong refuse such an offer? It doesn't matter if he eats lunch or not, the key is that he feels that Yu Fatzi's words have made his job search for a better place, just like a gray cloud on a rainy day suddenly shining a ray of bright sunshine......